Miscreants set fire to a tin-shed room of a government primary school in Bormi union under Sreepur upazila of Gazipur earler today, police said.
Locals said unidentified miscreants set a tin-shed room of Gilashawar Late A. Jabbar Government Primary School on fire this morning.
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Noticing the blaze, locals rushed to the spot and put it out within a short time.
The fire left a few benches, fans and surrounding fences burnt.
AFM Nasim, officer-in-charge of Sreepur police station, said it could not be immediately known who set fire to the school room.
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An investigation was underway to identify the accused involved with the incident, he said, adding that efforts are on to nab the arsonists.